Riot Games

Summary

Riot Games is a video game developer^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,559 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Riot Games received the British Academy Games Special Award^[3].
• Riot Games was a member of Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle^[4].
• Riot Games is in the country of United States^[5].
• Riot Games's instance of is recorded as video game developer^[6].
• Riot Games's founder is recorded as Marc Merrill^[7].
• Riot Games's founder is recorded as Brandon Beck^[8].
• Riot Games is owned by Tencent^[9].
• Riot Games's headquarters location is recorded as West Los Angeles^[10].
• Riot Games's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles^[11].
• Riot Games's headquarters location is recorded as California^[12].
• Riot Games's child organization or unit is recorded as Hypixel Studios^[13].
• Riot Games's child organization or unit is recorded as Radiant Entertainment^[14].
• Riot Games's child organization or unit is recorded as Riot Games^[15].
• Riot Games's Commons category is recorded as Riot Games^[16].
• Riot Games's industry is recorded as International Standard Industrial Classification^[17].
• Riot Games's industry is recorded as video game industry^[18].
• Riot Games's industry is recorded as software development^[19].
• 2006 marks the founding of Riot Games^[20].
• Riot Games's location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles^[21].
• Riot Games's parent organization or unit is recorded as Tencent^[22].
• Riot Games's official website is recorded as https://www.riotgames.com^[23].
• Riot Games's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Riot Games^[24].
• Riot Games's described at URL is recorded as https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Riot_Games^[25].
• Riot Games's product or material produced is recorded as League of Legends^[26].
• Riot Games's product or material produced is recorded as League of Legends: Wild Rift^[27].

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Founding

Founders include Marc Merrill^[7] and Brandon Beck^[8]. 2006 marks the founding of Riot Games^[20]. Its location of formation is recorded as Los Angeles^[21].

Operations

Headquarters locations include West Los Angeles^[10], a district or neighborhood of Los Angeles^[28], in United States^[29]; Los Angeles^[11], a charter city^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1781^[32]; and California^[12], an U.S. state^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1850^[35]. Riot Games's parent organization or unit is recorded as Tencent^[22]. Subsidiaries include Hypixel Studios^[13], a video game developer^[36], founded in 2018^[37], headquartered in Derry^[38]; Radiant Entertainment^[14], a video game developer^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 2013^[41], headquartered in Los Altos^[42]; and it^[15], a branch office^[43], in Japan^[44], headquartered in Roppongi Hills Mori Tower^[45].

Industry

Industries include International Standard Industrial Classification^[17], video game industry^[18], and software development^[19].

Ownership

Riot Games is owned by Tencent^[9]. Products include League of Legends^[26], League of Legends: Wild Rift^[27], Teamfight Tactics^[46], Legends of Runeterra^[47], Valorant^[48], and video game^[49].

Recognition

Riot Games received the British Academy Games Special Award^[3].

Why It Matters

Riot Games ranks in the top 2% of video_game_developer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,559 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

What awards did Riot Games receive?

Honors received include British Academy Games Special Award^[3].